๐ช๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐? โฃ โฃ The way I conduct my initial appointment has shifted a bit since the pandemic. In order to keep everyone as safe as possible, initial appointments are essentially done in two parts. Part 1 is a virtual appointment, with the second part done in-person.
Hereโs what to expect:โฃ
1๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ป. Weโll have a conversation where you get to ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ, how your symptoms began, and how it has impacted your life. โฃ โฃ Weโll review your ๐ health/ medical history and may perform a visual assessment of motion tests, if appropriate. โฃ
โฃ This information will help me to start to piece together ๐งฉ the root cause of your pain or discomfort and to start to develop a treatment plan based on your goals. โฃ โฃ 2๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป-๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. โฃ Here, we will conduct an assessment including movement tests ๐, and hands-on assessment of tissue tension followed by a treatment ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ. โฃ โฃ As an osteopathic practitioner, I am trained in a wide range of techniques and we have many tools in our toolbox of methods ๐๐งฐ. These include: โฃ โฃ โข ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ (light touch techniques on the skull, jaw and face)โฃ โฃ โข Gentle ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโฃ
โฃ โข ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ (soft touch techniques that often lead to a feeling of โmeltingโ tension release & relaxation)โฃ โฃ โข ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ where you contract, relax, or breathe along as we gain range of motion โฃ โฃ โข ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ (on the abdomen, chest, or pelvic area that can help with things like digestive discomfort) โฃ โฃ โข ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ (only done externally and may involve balancing with breathing or contract/relax exercises) โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต.โฃ โฃ Weโll discuss what I find and Iโll answer any questions you may have. Together, weโll come up with a treatment plan of how often to follow up and exercises or pain-management strategies for you to do on your own.โฃ โฃ Interested in trying osteopathy?โฃ I'd love to hear from you!
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